forefront

[ fawr-fruhnt, fohr- ]
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noun
  1. the foremost part or place.

  2. the position of greatest importance or prominence: in the forefront of today's writers.

Origin of forefront

1
First recorded in 1425–75, forefront is from the late Middle English word forfrount, forefrount. See fore-, front

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How to use forefront in a sentence

  • To her credit, she did entirely carry out in her life her professed belief that husbands should be the forefronts of their wives.

    The Freelands | John Galsworthy
  • And at every chamber was a door in the forefronts of the gates: there they washed the holocaust.

British Dictionary definitions for forefront

forefront

/ (ˈfɔːˌfrʌnt) /


noun
  1. the extreme front

  2. the position of most prominence, responsibility, or action

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